Diabetes Projects
Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health
Gloria
Beckles, left, and Patricia Thompson-Reid,
co-editors of Diabetes &
Women's Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective,
prepare for women's task force meeting. |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American
Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), American
Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Public Health Association (APHA), and the Association of
State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) cosponsor the
National Public Health
Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health. The initiative has three phases:
assessment, proposed
recommendations for action, and implementation of an action plan.
For more information, call 1-800-CDC-INFO
1-888-232-6348 TTY or E-mail cdcinfo@cdc.gov .
Learn more about
Diabetes and
Women's Health Objectives (
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Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health.
Television Broadcast
The National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health has developed a television video on diabetes and women's health issues. The video aired on local broadcast channels throughout the country
in March 2005. This video,
Diabetes & Women's Health Across the Life Stages, highlights the stories of women from adolescence through the older years. It is a story that gives hope and encouragement to women and their families as they cope with diabetes.
Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day
Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day is a campaign that is held the third
Tuesday of September. This campaign, which was developed by the Department
of Health and Human Services and many partnering organizations, was created
to inform and educate communities of color about the health gap, empower
individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles, and obtain access to health care.
Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day is a reminder for you, a family
member, or a friend to take charge of your health. Regular health care,
including preventive care, can enhance and extend the lives of those you
love. Certain health problems can be prevented and others can be treated.
Please help those you love do something good for their health on the third
Tuesday of September. Go with them to visit a health professional or make an
appointment to see how they can take care of their health. To learn more
about Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day visit the Web site of the
Office of Minority Health/Department of Health and Human Services at
http://www.omhrc.gov/healthgap.
Women and Diabetes Listserv
The WOMENDIABETES-LIST listserv is open to professionals with an interest in diabetes and women's health. Subscribers will have a mechanism for sharing ideas among colleagues, improving communication on this topic, increasing collaboration and partnerships, and disseminating information. We are particularly interested in maintaining this listserv to advance the efforts of the National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health.
Past events/Publications
September, 2006:
Partners of the National Public
Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health published an article on
preconception care and diabetes in a special supplement. The full reference
for this article is: Owens MD, Kieffer EC, Chowdhury FM. Preconception care
and women with or at risk for diabetes. Maternal and Child Health Journal,
2006; 10: 137-141.
October 18–19, 2004: The National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health
sponsored a Partners’ Update Conference. Initiative
partners will present programs, activities, and research that they have
conducted on diabetes and women’s health issues. They emphasized how these projects are aligned with
the implementation of strategies within the National Agenda for Public
Health Action, an action plan designed to guide the nation with addressing
diabetes and women’s health issues.
October 21, 2003:
A
Call-to-Action Conference was held in Washington, DC, for
A National Agenda for Action: The National Public Health
Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health. Representatives of public, private, and volunteer organizations may E-mail
cdcinfo@cdc.gov for more information.
Summer, 2003: Diabetes Spectrum—From Research to Practice:
Partners of the National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s
health contributed articles to a special supplement on diabetes and women’s
health. This special supplement shows the complexity of diabetes and the
widespread effect that it can have on women’s health. The articles in this
supplement are available in volume 15 of Diabetes Spectrum (Summer,
2003).
March 25, 2003: CDC and its partners hosted a
press conference in Washington, DC, in conjunction with ADA's American
Diabetes Alert Day. The purpose of the press conference was to raise
awareness about diabetes and to launch
A National Agenda for Action: The National Public Health
Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health, which is an action plan on diabetes and women's health. The event
was held at the Humphrey Building.
March 25, 2003, HHS News Release:
HHS Issues National Plan to Reduce Impact of Diabetes on Women: Effort Launched On Annual American Diabetes Alert Day
July 2002: CDC and cosponsors held a working summit with representatives
from national organizations from the public, private, and voluntary sectors.
Working summit participants identified recommendations of highest priority
and strategies for action, which was used to develop
A National Agenda for Action: The National Public Health
Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health.
June 2002: The group published the Interim
Report: Proposed Recommendations for Action in preparation for
A National Agenda for Action: The National Public Health
Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health.
February 22, 2002: MMWR article published: Beckles GLA, Thompson-Reid PE.
Socioeconomic
status of women with diabetes—United States, 2000. CDC Morbidity
and Mortality Report 2002:51(07):147–8.
February 21, 2002: CDC sponsored a
telebriefing on women and diabetes.
November 2001: Radio broadcast on women and diabetes aired on National
Public Radio.
November 1-2, 2001: Cosponsors convened a meeting in Washington, DC, with
representatives from almost 50 governmental and private organizations. This
group identified needed strategies, policies, surveillance, and research to
improve the lives of women diagnosed with or at risk for diabetes.
October 22, 2001: Press Release—CDC to Convene Task Force on Diabetes and Women:
New Report Defines Diabetes as a Women's Health Issue.
March 2001: CDC published the report
Diabetes
& Women's Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective
( PDF—1.59 MB - Learn
more about PDFs).** This is the first major public health publication to address the unique and serious impact diabetes has on
women throughout their lives and to address the public health implications
of these issues.
Related Links
CDC Fact Sheet: Diabetes and Women Report
Call to Action—National Public Health Initiative On Diabetes and Women's Health: A Progress Report
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more about PDFs)
Heart Disease and Women,
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
 National Women's Health Information Center
Office on Women's Health
Department of Health and Human Services
Take Time to Care About Diabetes Campaign, Food and Drug Administration
The Reference Guide of Physical
Activity Programs for Older Adults: A Resource for Planning Interventions
(PDF—650 KB - Learn
more about PDFs)
WISEWOMAN — Well-Integrated
Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation
This program is administered through CDC's Division of Nutrition and Physical
Activity. The WISEWOMAN program provides low-income, under insured and
uninsured women aged 40–64 years with chronic disease risk factor screening,
lifestyle intervention, and referral services to help prevent
cardiovascular disease.
Women and Diabetes*
Now Available:
A Web-based toolkit* on women, diabetes, and physical activity developed
by The Women's Health Council of the National Association of Chronic Disease
Directors.
Radio Broadcast
 Radio
broadcast (RealPlayer file - 1 KB) aired November 2001
A text translation is available.
Ted Vigodsky, health reporter,
WABE-FM*
(National Public Radio news), and producer and host of Science in Your
Life programs, interviews CDC diabetes officials and a highly successful
athlete with diabetes.
- Paralympics gold medalist Pam Fernandes, who has had diabetes most
of her life, discusses the challenges and rewards of athletic competition.
- CDC's Diabetes Program Director Frank Vinicor, MD, MPH, talks about
the great strides in diabetes care in the last decade.
- Former Deputy Director Kathy Rufo, MPH, explains the National Public
Health Initiative on Diabetes
and Women's Health.
- Coeditors of Diabetes and
Women’s Health Across the Life Stages: A Public Health Perspective
( PDF—1.59 MB
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more about PDFs.),**
Patricia Thompson-Reid, MAT, MPH, and Gloria Beckles, MD, outline their
research findings.
Further information on this radio broadcast is available on the Emory
University Science in Your Life Web site.*
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